Local News More to the crime fight than laws – UPP leader by Barbados Today 16/01/2019 written by Barbados Today 3 min read Leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP) Lynette Eastmond is charging that Government needs to do more to find the causes of gun violence in Barbados. โWe have to try … Continue Reading 16/01/2019 18 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News NGOs need greater voice in decision-making by Barbados Today 16/01/2019 by Barbados Today 16/01/2019 While Caribbean governments have done more to reach out to the private sector and civil society organizations in terms of seeking partnerships in various ventures over the past two decades, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Unions: Letโs talk public transportation by Barbados Today 16/01/2019 by Barbados Today 16/01/2019 The Congress Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados (CTUSAB) has called for an urgent national consultation on the islandโs transportation system. CTUSAB’s General Secretary, Dennis De Peiza made this … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
BusinessLocal NewsNews Tourism tips by Marlon Madden 16/01/2019 by Marlon Madden 16/01/2019 One of the early pioneers in the local tourism industry is suggesting that governments in the region get out of the airline business if they are to see improvements in … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Rum scare by Barbados Today 16/01/2019 by Barbados Today 16/01/2019 Officials from the Barbados Fire Service are still trying to determine the cause of a fire, which injured two men when it engulfed a 300,000-gallon alcohol tank at the distillery … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Towards a healthier Barbados – Straughn by Emmanuel Joseph 16/01/2019 by Emmanuel Joseph 16/01/2019 Taxpayers are being afforded a fresh opportunity to ease the impact of health care on their pockets. Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn announced plans to ramp up … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local News Senator to write to IMF by Emmanuel Joseph 16/01/2019 by Emmanuel Joseph 16/01/2019 The leader of a local trade union is taking a case for non-payment of gratuity and pension to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Head of the Unity Trade Union (UTU) … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Living by the gun by Barbados Today 16/01/2019 by Barbados Today 16/01/2019 Residents in the New Orleans community are paralyzed with fear as they face an ongoing spate of gunplay, which some say is being carried out by teenagers and men in … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews Millions in Coverley land deal by Barbados Today 16/01/2019 by Barbados Today 16/01/2019 While Coverley developer Mark Maloney is set to earn millions from the relocation of Ross University School of Medicine students, Government was also a big winner.ย Prime Minister Mia Mottley … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Local NewsNews At loggerheads by Barbados Today 16/01/2019 by Barbados Today 16/01/2019 Three months into the impasse between the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) and Innotech Equipment Inc. over community water tanks, there are now water safety concerns in some parts of St … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail